Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 00:56

General

  • Target
    WallpaperLocker.exe
  • Size 111.0MB
  • Sample261014-back3swxa1
  • SHA256 d9c95e33e13819aa7e170d4deac95b01c2fd8a8d2653f1ffc6c13ccf5acd2c6c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WallpaperLocker.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WallpaperLocker.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4860
    • C:\ProgramData\WallpaperLocker\WallpaperLocker.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\WallpaperLocker\WallpaperLocker.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4112
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks.exe" /Create /F /SC MINUTE /MO 5 /RL HIGHEST /TN "WallpaperLocker" /TR ""C:\ProgramData\WallpaperLocker\WallpaperLocker.exe""
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3704
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell.exe" -Command "gpupdate /target:computer /force"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:776
        • C:\Windows\system32\gpupdate.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\gpupdate.exe" /target:computer /force
          4⤵
            PID:4212
    • C:\ProgramData\WallpaperLocker\WallpaperLocker.exe
      C:\ProgramData\WallpaperLocker\WallpaperLocker.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:52

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/776-4-0x0000029825DB0000-0x0000029825DD2000-memory.dmp